Incitec Pivot Fertilisers boasts a long, proud history within the Australian fertiliser industry. Incitec Pivot’s first direct antecedent company, Australian Co-operative Fertilizers, commenced in Toowoomba, Queensland, in 1915. Australian Fertilizers Ltd formed in New South Wales in 1920 and took over the SSP operations of the Elliot brothers, established in 1862.
Meanwhile, its Victorian counterpart, Pivot Limited, was formed in 1918, creating The Phosphate Co-operative Company of Australia Limited in 1919.
Pivot Limited and Incitec Fertilisers merged in 2003 to create Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL). Three years later, Incitec Pivot’s fertiliser production capacity more than doubled with the acquisition of Southern Cross Fertilisers.
Incitec Pivot Fertilisers also boasts Australia’s oldest soil testing service and, in 2013, celebrated 50 years of providing continuous nutritional analytical services for farmers.